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  1 February 2026
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Exhibition on display in Lyon from February 4th: “Destination Asia, a missionary journey with Lego bricks” Lyon (Agenzia Fides) – The exhibition “Destination Asia: A Missionary Journey with Lego Bricks,” created by the Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP), is coming to Lyon. The exhibition will be on display in Lyon ...
• 31 January 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Udupi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Udupi, India, presented by Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Lesl ...
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  31 January 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - The Salesians: a century of mission in Calcutta, alongside children and young people Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - The Salesians are celebrating a century of mission work in India. For one hundred years, the Salesians of Don Bosco in Calcutta have dedicated themselves to the education of young people, the c ...
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  30 January 2026
  ASIA/THAILAND - “Signis” Secretary General on the upcoming elections: “Peace is not a very popular topic” Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – In Thailand's parliamentary elections scheduled for February 8, progressive People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut continues to lead in the polls. He is the main rival of former Prime ...
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  30 January 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Traditional works of charity and mercy promoted in preparation for the Lunar New Year have already begun Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve and in the early hours of the Lunar New Year, which this year falls on February 17, Catholic parishes throughout China will be filled with families eager to participate in Euch ...
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  30 January 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - No one has claimed responsibility for the attack on the airport, but the junta accuses the Presidents of France, Benin, and Ivory Coast of being the "instigators" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – According to an official report on the attack on Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey on the night of January 28-29 (see Fides, 29/1/2026), at least 20 attackers were killed, 11 captured, and 4 Niger ...
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  30 January 2026
  VATICAN - Message for World Mission Day 2026: Pope Leo XIV invites everyone to collaborate with the Pontifical Mission Societies with gratitude Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “We thank the Pope for his explicit invitation to all to collaborate with the Pontifical Mission Societies with a spirit of gratitude,” said Father Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen, Secretary Gen ...
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  29 January 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - The Immaculate Conception of Shenjiadou - "Fishermen's Church" - reopens Hangzhou (Agenzia Fides) – "I was baptized here and now I feel I have rediscovered the source of my faith," said eighty-year-old Joseph Liu Bin, visibly moved and grateful at the end of the solemn liturgy for the recon ...
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  29 January 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Situation out of control: schools closed, lack of drinking water, and cholera spreading after floods Nampula (Agenzia Fides) - In Mozambique, the resumption of school activities in the country has been postponed until 27 February 2026. The decision was taken by the country's Council of Ministers following the severe rep ...
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  29 January 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - Attack on Niamey Airport, where there are a thousand tons of uranium Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – On the night of January 28-29, Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey was attacked. According to local sources, heavy gunfire erupted around midnight at the airport after an unidentified armed group at ...
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  29 January 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - A Bishop and four priests from Odisha, land of martyrs Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in the eastern Indian state of Odisha welcomes a new auxiliary bishop and four new priests: an extraordinary flourishing of vocations in a region marked by violence ag ...
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  28 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Conflicting reports on the assissination of former President Kabila in Uvira Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Rumors have been circulating in recent days about the alleged assassination of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila. According to information sent to Fides, former Congolese President Jo ...
• 28 January 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Msgr. Dominic Kimengich, currently Bishop of Eldoret, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya. Bishop Dominic Kimengich was born on April 23, 1961, ...
• 28 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of Bishop of Popokabaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Popokabaka (Democratic Republic of Congo), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Bernard Marie Fansaka Bini ...
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  28 January 2026
  ASIA/THAILAND - Bishops on the eve of the elections: "Choose candidates who respect human dignity and promote the common good" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – “The Church encourages voting for candidates who respect the value and dignity of every human being and who prioritize the common good over personal gain,” the bishops of Thailand wrote in ...